i just built my new system, havent run any benchmarks etc, but by looking at monitors in bios, which ive been told being in bios puts the cpu under full load, and with no fans and stock hsf on barton 2500 i get 56degrees. and with one fan at the front and one at the back where the mounting where [rovided it goes down to 54degress not alot of difference, but with 2 80mm fans going at full pelt its alot noisyer, i thihnk i would rather live with 2 degrees more under full load.
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